"Balk" is a word in ENGLISH
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a
house. The loft above was called \"the balks.\"
One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a
trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to
let go by; to shirk.
A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the
end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore,
the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to
stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to
/hwart; as, to balk expectation.
A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the
ball.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To leave or make balks in.
Cinder flexed her tongue, testing it, and raised her voice."I am princess Selene."Levana leaned forward. "Your are an impostor!""And I am ready to claim what's mine. People of Artemisia, this is your chance. Renounce Levana as your queen and swear fealty to me, or I swear that when I wear that crown, very person in this room will be punished for their betrayal.
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